Congratulations! The New York Knicks are the 2026 NBA Champions! The Knicks ended the third-longest championship drought (53 years) in @NBA history among franchises that had previously won a championship.

The first four games of this season’s @NBA Finals were decided by a total of 16 points, tied for the third fewest in league history: 1969 Celtics–Lakers - 15 points 2011 Mavs–Heat - 15 1973 Knicks–Lakers - 16 1975 Warriors–Bullets - 16 2026 Spurs-Knicks - 16

Top 10, per @statmuse

Victor Wembanyama became the fourth player in league history to score 500 or more points in his first @NBA playoff run, joining Devin Booker, Rick Barry, and Julius Erving.

Since joining the Knicks, Jalen Brunson has averaged 29.2 points per game across 60 playoff games. Only three players in @NBA history have exceeded both marks for a single franchise: Michael Jordan - 33.4 / 179 games with Bulls Allen Iverson - 30.6 / 62 games with Sixers LeBron James - 30.1 / 152 games with Cavaliers Jalen Brunson - 29.2 / 60 games with Knicks

Top 10, per @Stathead

Dylan Harper became the eighth player in @NBA history to reach 300 playoff points in his rookie season. He joined George Mikan, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Alvan Adams, Jack Sikma, Jayson Tatum, and Tyler Herro.

There have only been five 20 point fourth-quarter comeback wins in the postseason since 1997: Celtics on May 25, 2002 (vs. Nets) Clippers on April 29, 2012 (vs. Grizzlies) Warriors on April 23, 2015 (vs. Pelicans) Knicks last month (vs. Cavaliers) Knicks last night (vs. Spurs)

Last night, Jalen Brunson (36) and OG Anunoby (33) became the first Knicks teammates to score 30 points in an @NBA Finals game. In league history, 24 other pairs have accomplished such a feat: Elgin Baylor and Jerry West - 11 times LeBron James and Kyrie Irving - 4 Cliff Hagan and Bob Pettit - 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy - 2 Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant - 2 Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant - 2 George Mikan and Vern Mikkelsen - 1 Hal Greer and Wali Jones - 1 Hal Greer and Chet Walker - 1 John Havlicek and Bailey Howell - 1 Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West - 1 Doug Collins and Julius Erving - 1 Dennis Johnson and Gus Williams - 1 Magic Johnson and Jamaal Wilkes - 1 Clyde Drexler and Jerome Kersey - 1 Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen - 1 Anfernee Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal - 1 Sam Cassell and Hakeem Olajuwon - 1 LeBron James and Dwyane Wade - 1 Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson - 1 Anthony Davis and LeBron James - 1 Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray - 1 Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum - 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams - 1 Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby - 1

Full list, per @Stathead

Jalen Brunson now has the most 30-point games in @NBA Finals history for the Knicks.

Towns' streak began in the regular season and is the longest such span of his career, per @Stathead

Top 10 - postseason since 1997 (per @Stathead):

Last night, Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his 18th consecutive game with a positive plus-minus. It is the longest such streak in the postseason since the @NBA began tracking play-by-play data in 1997.

....NBA history games breakdown: 68,523 regular-season games 4,605 playoff games 37 play-in games 3 NBA Cup Finals

Throughout @NBA history, there have been 73,168 games played. Last night for the first time a team scored... 76 or more points in the first half and 30 or fewer points in the second half That 46-point decrease from 1st half to 2nd ties the largest in any playoff game (also the Grizzlies on April 24, 2025).

Finally…. 1Q-3Q: 58 points 4Q: 5 points